Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1887-03-18
Kansas has Just enacted a law CIV
ing women the right to vote at all
elections.

ing women the right to vote at al
elections.
Mary Baker, the "fasting girl" 0
White county, Indiana, who is re
ported to have abstained from foot
for 100 DAYS, is now recovering.
The 100 grave diggers employed
in the Calvary Cemetery at Long
Island, have concluded to strike fol
an advance of wages. 1t threatens
to interfere with burials there.
The Supreme Court OF Utah has
affirmed the judgment Of death pro-
nounced by the court below, against
Frederick Hopt, for the murder OF
John f. Turner. Hopt has been
tried and convicted four times.
Three times the Judgment OF the
court below was reversed, the fourth
time it was affirmed.
Inspector Byrnes arrested, in New
York, George Frederick Parker, for
using the mails for fraudulent pur-
poses. His game was seeking lost
heirs for vast estates in England.
Parker is alleged to be ticket-of-
leave man from Australia. His re-
ceipts were 800 to $500 per day, OBJ
tanned by writing to some 10000 per
sons whose names he had obtained,
and getting small fees from each,
sometimes as low as fifty cents.
The alien land law which passed
the last Congress provides that no
person not citizen nor any corpora
ton not created by the laws Of the
United States shall hereafter hold
or own real estate in this country;
that no corporation. more than 70
per cent. OF the stock OF which is held
by persons not citizens shall hereaft-
er hold real estate in the United
States; limits the ownership Of land
by railroads, corporations, ETC., in the
Territories to 5000 acres.
A bill has been introduced in the
Legislature OF Missouri making it
felony for any man OF body of men
by threats or intimidation or violence
TO prevent men from accepting en-
ployment, or, after having entered
such employment, to attempt by
threats or intimidation or violence to
prevent him or them from working;
it also prohibits the use Of threats or
intimidation or violence TO prevent
employers from employing labor.
In the Texas Legislature the House
has passed its bill providing a penalty
OF from 800 to $500 and from three
to twelve months Imprisonment in
the county Jail for preventing move
ments OF trains, and fine OF not less
than 800 or three to twelve months
confinement in the county Jail for in
juring engines and cars.
LIFE 4 CANE OF CARps.-Man's life
is game OF cards. First it is Serb
bage." Next no tries to Ego it alone
at sort OF "out, shuttle and deal"
pace. Then he raises the "deuce"
when his mother stakes a hand in"
and contrary to Hoyle, cheats the lit
tie joker with her fve.' Then with
his diamonds" he wins the "queen
of hearts," Tired of playing "lone
hand" he expresses desire to "as-
sist" his fair "psrtner," "throws out
his cards" and the clergyman takes
ten dollar bill out of him on SPAR.
She "ordes him up to build the fires.
Like "knave," he joins the "clubs,"
where he often gets "high," which is
SLOW too. If he keeps straight" he
is sometimes ''hush." He grows old
and "bluff," sees ''deal"of trouble,
when he at last "shuflles" off his NOR.
tai coil and "passes" in his "checks,"
and he is "raked in" by "spade,"
life's fitful game is ended, and he
waits the summons of Gabriel's
"trump" which shall "order him up
Isaac Smead OF Toledo, Ohio, has
just patented a scheme for heating,
that promises to be revolutionary.
1t is like fairy story. Mr.. Smead,
who is one of the Board of Managers
OF the Ohio Penitentiary, says that he
can convert a 30-cent barrel Of crude
oil into as much heat as is derived
ordinarily from six tons OF bituminous
coal The principle is simple. A
pan is TO be constructed to take the
place of CRATE bars in an ordinary
furnace, under boilers and heating
apparatus. In this pan small guam
tity Of water is allowed to stand. The